First seen and reported on <br />By Christopher Columbus <br />In 1492. <br /> <br />In 2008, a mere <br />Five hundred and sixteen years later <br />The Caribbean Monk Seal <br />Pronounced extinct. <br /> <br />A defenseless species <br />Unable to compete <br />Their besieged habitat <br />Rapidly did deplete. <br /> <br />A harmonious environment <br />That once existed ` <br />Here on Caribbean beaches <br />Mother's nursed their young <br /> <br />The fine balance tipped <br />Their food supply stripped <br />Humans besieging <br />Both sea and beaches <br /> <br />The harmless Monk Seals <br />Lost their home <br />No longer Mother's cry <br />Out for their young. <br /> <br />Extinction is forever a <br />Cessation of existence. <br /> <br />We as humans can understand this. <br /> <br />© Juan Ponce de León <br /> <br />*The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's - Fisheries Service <br />Has officially confirmed - The Caribbean Monk Seal is now extinct.<br /><br />Juan Ponce de León<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/caribbean-monk-seal-now-extinct/
